Nandina

undated

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The Nandina, called Southern Heavenly Bamboo (Nantianzhu) in Chinese, has a range of auspicious meanings. Its profusion of red berries symbolizes abundance, while the similarity of the words for “bamboo” (zhu 竹) and “wish” (zhu 祝) makes the image of the plant suitable for use in a range of rebuses, or multipart visual puns.

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Exhibition History

清/現代　齊白石　天竹圖　軸
Title: Nandina
Artist: Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957)
Date: undated
Culture: China
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 52 3/8 × 13 1/2 in. (133.1 × 34.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Bequest of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, 2014
Object Number: 2019.290.4
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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